File:A post medieval spindle whorl (FindID 538943).jpg

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a post medieval spindle whorl
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Jack Coulthard, 2013-01-15 10:48:11
Title
a post medieval spindle whorl
Description
English: A cast lead alloy spindle whorl, probably of late medieval or early post-medieval date, AD1400 - 1600. Both sides are flat and both are decorated, the decoration consisting of six evenly spaced ring and dot motifs. It is 23.9mm in diameter and 7.7mm thick. It weighs 28.61gm.

An almost identical whorl can be can be found on the database at reference SOMDOR-DAD883.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Doncaster
Date between 1400 and 1600
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 538943
Old ref: SWYOR-533435
Filename: PAS_2006_whorl_4.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/411846
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/411846/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/538943
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Object location53° 30′ 55.08″ N, 1° 13′ 49.26″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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